ANNUAL R VIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS $ALARIES 2010 AVERAGE FIRST-TEAM PAY, TEAM-BY-TEAM, IN THE WORLD S MOST POPULAR SPORTS LEAGUES

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1 ANNUAL R VIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS $ALARIES 2010 AVERAGE FIRST-TEAM PAY, TEAM-BY-TEAM, IN THE WORLD S MOST POPULAR SPORTS LEAGUES

2 Introduction Welcome to Sporting Intelligence's first Annual Review of Global Sports Salaries, which compares earnings in the world's richest sports leagues on a like-for-like basis for the first time, by players' average pay per week and per year. The figures considered are "on field" earnings only, not endorsements. The report includes wage and performance data from the world's richest leagues in football (the English Premier League), in gridiron (the NFL), in basketball (the NBA), in baseball (MLB), in cricket (the IPL) and in ice hockey (the NHL). These are also the world's six richest leagues in terms of average pay per player per week, although not in that order. This review also includes Japan's NPB baseball league as the highest-paying sports league in Asia (and the highest paying overall in Asia aside from the newcomer IPL, played over six weeks but included for its high weekly pay), as well as Italy's Serie A, the world's second-highest paying football league. We include a pair of Spanish teams, Real Madrid and Barcelona, as the only two teams from outside our "core" six richest leagues that do or would make the top 30 payers by average pay. Football leagues from the USA (MLS) and Scotland (SPL) are included as representatives of "small" leagues from the world's most popular game. Details about our methodology can be found at All figures were extracted from official club accounts, or sourced from unions and other reliable administrative bodies, directly or indirectly. The uniqueness of this study lies in looking beyond total payrolls or club wage bills to what the players make per head. the 2009 season in MLB, the MLS, the NPB and the IPL; from the season in the NBA, the NHL and the NFL (ending with the 2009 Super Bowl), and from the season in the English Premier League, the SPL, Serie A and for the Spanish clubs. The latest figures as we process them are available on a companion database at This review found the New York Yankees to be the highest-earning sports team in the world by average first-team pay, followed by Real Madrid, Barcelona and Chelsea, then the NBA's Dallas Mavericks. NBA and MLB teams dominate the top 30; our full list includes 211 clubs. The NFL is the richest and most popular sports league on the planet when judged solely on its massive TV income and average crowds per game, by far the highest of any domestic league. But the NFL is only at No6 in our best-paying leagues by average earnings. Its pay distribution within the league, with a ratio of 1.86 to 1 in average pay between the best paid and worst paid teams, is more equal than any other league. This report does not draw conclusions on what is the "fairest" league, or the "best". It simply provides a snapshot of wages that is, by definition, already historic, plus some basic analysis between pay and performance. We hope it prompts debate on the underlying themes, and further investigation, including by ourselves in future reports. Thank you for reading. Nick Harris Editor Sporting Intelligence April 2010 All figures are from the most recent completed seasons for each league where there was a full set of data available for all the clubs in that league at our cut-off point - the end of That means numbers from ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES 2010

3 Contents ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES 2010

4 Annual review of global sports salaries 2010: top 12 Nos Rank-Team League Ave year Ave week Highest paid player(s) / wage per year RANK TEAM LEAGUE AVE 1ST-TEAM AVE 1ST-TEAM PAY PER YEAR PAY PER WEEK No1 NY Yankees MLB 4,674,644 89,897 Highest paid player: A Rodriguez 20,130,000 No2 Real Madrid La Liga 4,235,110 81,444 Highest paid player: n/a No3 Barcelona La Liga 4,067,200 78,231 Highest paid player: n/a No4 Chelsea Premier League 3,585,185 68,946 Highest paid player: n/a No5 Dallas Mavericks NBA 3,553,823 68,343 Highest paid player: Jason Kidd 13,036,920 No6 LA Lakers NBA 3,409,281 65,563 Highest paid player: Kobe Bryant 12,970,125 No7 Detroit Pistons NBA 3,340,18 64,234 Highest paid player: Allen Iverson 12,712,781 No8 Cleveland Cavaliers NBA 3,303,495 63,529 Highest paid player: Ben Wallace 8,845,000 No9 Boston Celtics NBA 3,266,251 62,813 Highest paid player: Kevin Garnett 15,098,680 No10 New York Knicks NBA 3,264,010 62,769 Highest paid player: Stephon Marbury 12,712,781 No11 Phoenix Suns NBA 3,074,229 59,120 Highest paid player: Shaquille O Neal 12,200,000 No12 RC Bangalore IPL 3,007,300 57,833 Highest paid player: Kevin Pietersen 8,194,333 (pro rata) 13 Kolkata K Riders IPL 2,935,117 56,445 Sourav Ganguly / pro rata, 5,775, Man Utd Premier League 2,902,560 55,818 n/a 15 Chennai S Kings IPL 2,887,333 55,526 Andrew Flintoff / pro rata, 8,194, Portland Trail Bl. NBA 2,838,790 54,592 Raef LaFrentz / 7,760, Orlando Magic NBA 2,834,524 54,510 Rashard Lewis / 10,033, Denver Nuggets NBA 2,829,280 54,409 Kenyon Martin / 8,803, Chicago Cubs MLB 2,824,723 54,322 Carlos Zambrano / 11,437, Phil. 76ers NBA 2,805,967 53,961 Elton Brand / 8,392, Boston Red Sox MLB 2,794,735 53,745 JD Drew / 8,540, Toronto Raptors NBA 2,777,155 53,407 Shawn Marion / 10,864, Atlanta Hawks NBA 2,772,077 53,309 Mike Bibby / 9,139, New Orl. Hornets NBA 2,726,448 52,432 Predrag Stojakovic / 7,642, Detroit Tigers MLB 2,705,294 52,025 Magglio Ordonez / 11,572, Wash ton Wizards NBA 2,697,050 51,866 Gilbert Arenas / 8,938, Utah Jazz NBA 2,694,834 51,824 Andrei Kirilenko / 9,214, St L Cardinals MLB 2,694,332 51,814 Albert Pujols / 8,800, Indiana Pacers NBA 2,654,407 51,046 Troy Murphy / 6,177, LA Dodgers MLB 2,644,127 50,849 Manny Ramirez / 14,551, Arsenal Premier League 2,615,052 50,289 n/a 32 LA Angels MLB 2,576,605 49,550 Torii Hunter / 10,980, Liverpool Premier League 2,530,400 48,662 n/a 34 Delhi Daredevils IPL 2,524,892 48,556 Virender Sehwag / pro rata, 4,407, Houston Rockets NBA 2,522,182 48,504 Tracy McGrady / 11,964, New Jersey Nets NBA 2,520,660 48,474 Vince Carter / 8,981, Deccan Chargers IPL 2,494,900 47,979 Andrew Symonds / pro rata, 7,137, Phil. Phillies MLB 2,473,828 47,574 Ryan Howard / 9,150, Minn. T wolves NBA 2,467,621 47,454 Al Jefferson / 6,710, Chicago Bulls NBA 2,454,196 47,196 Brad Miller / 6,938, Sacramento Kings NBA 2,423,507 46,606 Kevin Martin / 5,648, Mumbai Indians IPL 2,399,842 46,151 Sachin Tendulkar / pro rata, 5,927, Milwaukee Bucks NBA 2,376,562 45,703 Michael Redd / 9,625, Kings XI Punjab IPL 2,362,225 45,427 Yuvraj Singh / pro rata, 5,623, NY Mets MLB 2,296,386 44,161 Carlos Beltran / 11,738, Atlanta Braves MLB 2,244,910 43,171 Tim Hudson / 9,455, Miami Heat NBA 2,205,574 42,415 Jermaine O Neal / 13,036, Golden St. Warriors NBA 2,140,707 41,167 Monta Ellis / 6,710, Newcastle Premier League 2,133,333 41,026 n/a 50 Houston Astros MLB 2,113,478 40,644 Carlos Lee / 11,590, ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES 2010 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES

5 Nos Nos Rank-Team League Ave year Ave week Highest paid player(s) / wage per year 51 Chicago W Sox MLB 2,109,624 40,570 Mark Buehrle / 8,540, LA Clippers NBA 2,097,158 40,330 Zach Randolph / 8,946, Okla. City Thunder NBA 2,087,334 40,141 Malik Rose / 4,664, Seattle Mariners MLB 2,060,440 39,624 Ichiro Suzuki / 10,980, Charlotte Bobcats NBA 2,050,285 39,429 Emeka Okafor / 5,817, Milan Serie A 2,022,535 38,895 Kaka / 4,225, San Antonio Spurs NBA 1,985,623 38,185 Tim Duncan / 12,565, Internazionale Serie A 1,904,225 36,620 Patrick Vieira / 3,521, New York Rangers NHL 1,827,426 35,143 Scott Gomez / 4,647, Milwaukee Brewers MLB 1,791,874 34,459 Jeff Suppan / 7,777, Colorado Rockies MLB 1,785,300 34,333 Todd Helton / 10,126, Aston Villa Premier League 1,781,818 34,266 n/a 63 Memphis Grizzlies NBA 1,777,341 34,180 Darko Milicic / 4,282, San Franciso Giants MLB 1,768,634 34,012 Barry Zito / 11,285, Dallas Cowboys NFL 1,685,000 32,404 Flozell Adams / 8,543, West Ham Premier League 1,657,143 31,868 n/a 67 Minnesota Twins MLB 1,625,576 31,261 Justin Morneau / 7,076, Kansas City Royals MLB 1,598,970 30,749 Jose Guillen / 7,320, Philadelphia Flyers NHL 1,596,718 30,706 Daniel Briere / 4,647, Calgary Flames NHL 1,593,655 30,647 Miikka Kiprusoff / 4,937, Oakland Raiders NFL 1,549,292 29,794 JaMarcus Russell / 10,292, Detroit Red Wings NHL 1,489,187 28,638 Nicklas Lidstrom / 4,327, Texas Rangers MLB 1,465,529 28,183 Michael Young / 7,963, Rajasthan Royals IPL 1,457,493 28,029 Tyron Henderson / pro rata, 3,436, Ottawa Senators NHL 1,446,851 27,824 Dany Heatley / 5,808, New Jersey Devils NHL 1,405,604 27,031 Patrik Elias / 3,485, Tampa Bay Rays MLB 1,401,393 26,950 Carl Crawford / 5,032, Portsmouth Premier League 1,400,000 26,923 n/a 79 Minnesota Vikings NFL 1,378,745 26,514 Jared Allen / 12,882, Tennessee Titans NFL 1,372,690 26,398 Michael Roos / 8,238, Everton Premier League 1,366,087 26,271 n/a 82 Edmonton Oilers NHL 1,365,527 26,260 Lubomir Visnovsky / 4,066, Juventus Serie A 1,364,789 26,246 Gianluigi Buffon / 3,521, New Orleans Saints NFL 1,359,905 26,152 Will Smith / 7,899, Washington Capitals NHL 1,359,802 26,150 Alexander Ovechkin / 5,227, Man City Premier League 1,356,657 26,090 n/a 87 Vancouver Canucks NHL 1,342,206 25,812 Roberto Luongo / 4,066, Cleveland Browns NFL 1,341,149 25,791 Joe Thomas / 5,368, Chicago Bears NFL 1,331,639 25,608 Tommie Harris / 7,274, Arizona Cardinals NFL 1,330,128 25,579 Larry Fitzgerald / 10,433,123 Rank-Team League Ave year Ave week Highest paid player(s) / wage per year 91 Ariz. Diamondbacks MLB 1,323,000 25,442 Eric Byrnes / 7,116, Montreal Canadiens NHL 1,316,115 25,310 Andrei Markov / 3,340, Cincinnati Reds MLB 1,313,376 25,257 Aaron Harang / 8,540, Carolina Hurricanes NHL 1,295,778 24,919 Eric Staal / 2,904, Minnesota Wild NHL 1,279,432 24,604 Marian Gaborik / 4,356, S Francisco 49ers NFL 1,271,007 24,442 Justin Smith / 7,472, Pittsburgh Steelers NFL 1,267,374 24,373 Ben Roethlisberger / 16,898, Blackburn Premier League 1,267,018 24,366 n/a 99 Tottenham Premier League 1,264,853 24,324 n/a 100 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 1,264,314 24,314 Sidney Crosby / 5,227, Chicago Blackhawks NHL 1,247,666 23,994 Brian Campbell / 4,149, Boston Bruins NHL 1,247,337 23,987 Zdeno Chara / 4,356, San Jose Sharks NHL 1,246,937 23,980 Joe Thornton / 4,182, Florida Panthers NHL 1,243,888 23,921 Bryan McCabe / 3,572, New York Jets NFL 1,229,572 23,646 C Pace & Brett Favre / 7,320, Cleveland Indians MLB 1,224,526 23,549 Travis Hafner / 7,015, Carolina Panthers NFL 1,221,250 23,486 Travelle Wharton / 7,838, San Diego Chargers NFL 1,217,967 23,422 Luis Castillo / 6,835, Buffalo Bills NFL 1,213,204 23,331 Lee Evans, / 7,209, Colorado Avalanche NHL 1,206,854 23,209 Ryan Smyth / 4,211, Anaheim Ducks NHL 1,206,264 23,197 Scott Niedermayer / 3,920, Dallas Stars NHL 1,196,738 23,014 Brad Richards / 4,530, St. Louis Rams NFL 1,186,223 22,812 Steven Jackson / 7,320, Toronto Mpl. Leafs NHL 1,181,987 22,731 Pavel Kubina / 2,904, Wash ton Redskins NFL 1,177,549 22,645 Chris Cooley / 7,133, Philadelphia Eagles NFL 1,172,456 22,547 Asante Samuel / 8,628, Buffalo Sabres NHL 1,166,820 22,439 Thomas Vanek / 4,647, Nashville Predators NHL 1,165,870 22,421 David Legwand / 3,194, Miami Dolphins NFL 1,165,605 22,415 Justin Smiley / 6,100, Jacksonville Jag s NFL 1,145,948 22,037 David Garrard / 5,921, New York Giants NFL 1,139,482 21,913 Chris Snee / 9,082, Toronto Blue Jays MLB 1,113,852 21,420 Roy Halladay / 8,692, St. Louis Blues NHL 1,100,865 21,170 Paul Kariya / 3,485, Tampa Bay Bucs NFL 1,097,257 21,101 Jeff Faine / 7,994, Columbus B Jackets NHL 1,085,899 20,883 Rick Nash / 3,775, Cincinnati Bengals NFL 1,079,581 20,761 Antwan Odom / 7,808, Tampa B Lightning NHL 1,052,901 20,248 Vincent Lecavalier / 4,163, Houston Texans NFL 1,050,027 20,193 Andre Johnson / 6,816, Wash ton Nationals MLB 1,028,430 19,777 Guzman, Dunn and Kearns / 4,880, Baltimore Orioles MLB 1,027,351 19,757 Brian Roberts & Melvin Mora / 4,880, ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES 2010 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES

6 Nos Rank-Team League Ave year Ave week Highest paid player(s) / wage per year 131 Wigan Premier League 1,014,642 19,512 n/a 132 Denver Broncos NFL 988,404 19,008 Dre Bly / 6,344, Indianapolis Colts NFL 982,036 18,885 Dallas Clark / 7,106, Seattle Seahawks NFL 981,583 18,877 Marcus Trufant / 4,941, Atlanta Falcons NFL 979,981 18,846 Michael Turner / 9,762, Green Bay Packers NFL 972,054 18,693 Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila / 4,425, Yomiuri Giants NPB 963,719 18,533 SY Lee / 4,047, Detroit Lions NFL 958,271 18,428 Calvin Johnson / 3,820, Atlanta Thrashers NHL 947,748 18,226 Ilya Kovalchuk / 4,356, New Eng. Patriots NFL 912,384 17,546 Randy Moss / 8,544, Kansas City Chiefs NFL 910,902 17,517 Branden Albert / 5,782, Baltimore Ravens NFL 907,140 17,445 Terrell Suggs / 5,169, Reading Premier League 897,173 17,253 n/a 144 Oakland Athletics MLB 896,245 17,236 Eric Chavez / 7,015, Roma Serie A 896,197 17,235 Francesco Totti / 3,845, Rangers SPL 890,270 17,121 n/a 147 LA Kings NHL 874,056 16,809 Jarret Stoll / 2,381, Phoenix Coyotes NHL 873,623 16,800 Ed Jovanovski / 3,775, Bolton Premier League 856,037 16,462 n/a 150 Fulham Premier League 853,174 16,407 n/a 151 Sunderland Premier League 851,613 16,377 n/a 152 Celtic SPL 848,082 16,309 n/a 153 Florida Marlins MLB 810,060 15,578 N Johnson & H Ramirez / 3,355, NY Islanders NHL 772,989 14,865 Rick DiPietro / 2,613, Middlesbrough Premier League 767,627 14,762 n/a 156 Hanshin Tigers NPB 762,082 14,655 Tomoaki Kanemoto / 3,710, Birmingham Premier League 684,457 13,163 n/a 158 Fukuoka SB Hawks NPB 678,156 13,041 Nobuhiko Matsunaka / 3,372, Chunichi Dragons NPB 607,912 11,691 Hitoki Iwase / 2,900, San Diego Padres MLB 585,091 11,252 Brian Giles / 5,490, Chiba Lotte Marines NPB 554,626 10,666 Naoyuki Shimizu / 1,618, Saitama S Lions NPB 513,339 9,872 Kazuhisa Ishii / 1,888, Derby Premier League 510,489 9,817 n/a 164 Hokk. NH Fighters NPB 490,685 9,436 Yu Darvish / 1,821, Pittsburgh Pirates MLB 482,002 9,269 Paul Maholm / 1,525, Orix Buffaloes NPB 475,114 9,137 Tuffy Rhodes / 2,158, Yokohama BS NPB 455,237 8,755 Daisuke Miura / 2,023, Palermo Serie A 448,143 8,618 Andrea Barzagli / 704, Tokyo Y Swallows NPB 442,847 8,516 Norichika Aoki / 1,753, Tohoku RG Eagles NPB 430,143 8,272 Hisashi Iwakuma / 2,023,674 Nos Rank-Team League Ave year Ave week Highest paid player(s) / wage per year 171 Fiorentina Serie A 394,366 7,584 Sebastien Frey / 1,056, Napoli Serie A 350,646 6,743 Marcelo Zalayeta / 563, Sampdoria Serie A 349,296 6,717 Antonio Cassano / 845, Hiroshima TC NPB 332,220 6,389 Katsuhiro Nagakawa / 1,079, Torino Serie A 323,577 6,223 Alvaro Recoba / 1,056, Genoa Serie A 283,099 5,444 Marco Di Vaio / 880, Livorno Serie A 273,803 5,265 Marco Amelia / 704, Parma Serie A 272,676 5,244 Bernardo Corradi / 1,126, Lazio Serie A 259,155 4,984 Roberto Baronio / 528, Catania Serie A 247,324 4,756 Lorenzo Stovini / 457, Siena Serie A 237,042 4,559 Tomas Locatelli / 492, Hearts SPL 233,038 4,482 n/a 183 LA Galaxy MLS 220,639 4,243 David Beckham / 3,965, Udinese Serie A 201,408 3,873 Antonio Di Natale / 457, Atalanta Serie A 191,268 3,678 Simone Inzaghi / 704, Reggina Serie A 186,773 3,592 Nicoloa Amoruso / 563, Aberdeen SPL 148,275 2,851 n/a 188 Cagliari Serie A 140,000 2,692 Daniele Conti / 246, Empoli Serie A 130,986 2,519 Luca Saudati / 316, Chicago Fire MLS 130,495 2,510 Cuauhtemoc Blanco / 1,795, Toronto FC MLS 115,128 2,214 Julian de Guzman / 583, Hibernian SPL 107,123 2,060 n/a 193 NY Red Bulls MLS 90,212 1,735 Juan Pabo Angel / 1,096, Motherwell SPL 88,459 1,701 n/a 195 Kilmarnock SPL 82,338 1,583 n/a 196 Seattle Sounders MLS 79,938 1,537 Freddie Ljungberg / 801, Dundee United SPL 77,887 1,498 n/a 198 Columbus Crew MLS 70,847 1,362 Guillermo Barros Schelotto / 472, DC United MLS 68,967 1,326 Luciano Emilio / 462, N E Revolution MLS 67,783 1,304 Shalrie Joseph / 274, Falkirk SPL 65,750 1,264 n/a 202 FC Dallas MLS 63,272 1,217 David Ferreira / 183, Houston Dynamo MLS 61,332 1,179 Ricardo Clark / 151, Colorado Rapids MLS 59,295 1,140 Pablo Mastroeni / 183, San J Earthquakes MLS 56,125 1,079 Darren Huckerby / 234, St Mirren SPL 55,050 1,059 n/a 207 Real Salt Lake MLS 53,681 1,032 Javier Morales / 122, Kansas City Wiz MLS 52,707 1,014 Davy Arnaud / 139, Chivas USA MLS 49, Sacha Kljestan / 123, Inverness SPL 39, n/a 211 Gretna SPL 28, n/a 09 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES 2010 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES

7 Summary of average pay per league RANK LEAGUE TEAMS PLAYERS AVE PAY / YEAR AVE PAY / WEEK No1 NBA ,625,303 50,487 NBA top payers: Dallas Mavericks 68,343 NBA bottom payers: Memphis Grizzlies 34,180 Ratio between top and bottom payers: 2 to 1 No2 IPL ,508,638 48,243 IPL top payers: Royal Challengers Bangalore 57,833 IPL bottom payers: Rajasthan Royals 28,029 Ratio between top and bottom payers: 2.06 to 1 No3 MLB ,827,624 35,147 MLB top payers: New York Yankees 89,897 MLB bottom payers: Pittsburgh Pirates 9,269 Ratio between top and bottom payers: 9.7 to 1 No4 EPL ,467,945 28,230 EPL top payers: Chelsea 68,946 EPL bottom payers: Derby 9,817 Ratio between top and bottom payers: 7.02 to 1 No5 NHL ,240,314 23,852 NHL top payers: New York Rangers 35,143 NHL bottom payers: New York Islanders 14,865 Ratio between top and bottom payers: 2.36 to 1 RANK LEAGUE TEAMS PLAYERS AVE PAY / YEAR AVE PAY / WEEK No6 NFL 32 1,889 1,170,307 22,506 NFL top payers: Dallas Cowboys 32,404 NFL bottom payers: Baltimore Ravens 17,445 Ratio between top and bottom payers: 1.86 to 1 No7 NPB ,852 10,747 NPB top payers: Yomiuri Giants 18,533 NPB bottom payers: Hiroshima Toyo Carp 6,389 Ratio between top and bottom payers: 2.9 to 1 No8 Serie A ,041 10,116 Serie A top payers: Milan 38,895 Serie A bottom payers: Empoli 2,519 Ratio between top and bottom payers: 15.4 to 1 No9 SPL ,621 4,281 SPL top payers: Rangers 17,121 SPL bottom payers: Gretna 546 Ratio between top and bottom payers: 31.4 to 1 No10 MLS ,378 1,584 MLS top payers: LA Galaxy 4,243 MLS bottom payers: Chivas 958 Ratio between top and bottom payers: 4.43 to 1 11 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES 2010 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES

8 National Basketball Association (NBA) Rank Team Ave 1st-team Ave 1st-team Highest paid (overall) pay per year pay per week player, per year 1 (5) Dallas Mavericks 3,553,823 68,343 J Kidd, 13m 2 (6) LA Lakers 3,409,281 65,563 K Bryant, 12.97m 3 (7) Detroit Pistons 3,340,189 64,234 A Iverson, 12.7m 4 (8) Cleveland Cavaliers 3,303,495 63,529 B Wallace, 8.8m 5 (9) Boston Celtics 3,266,251 62,813 K Garnett, 15.1m 6 (10) New York Knicks 3,264,010 62,769 S Marbury, 12.7m 7 (11) Phoenix Suns 3,074,229 59,120 S O Neal, 12.2m 8 (16) Portland Trail Blazers 2,838,790 54,592 R LaFrentz, 7.8m 9 (17) Orlando Magic 2,834,524 54,510 R Lewis, 10m 10 (18) Denver Nuggets 2,829,280 54,409 K Martin, 8.8m 11 (20) Phil. 76ers 2,805,967 53,961 E Brand, 8.4m 12 (22) Toronto Raptors 2,777,155 53,407 S Marion, 10.9m 13 (23) Atlanta Hawks 2,772,077 53,309 M Bibby, 9.1m 14 (24) New Orleans Hornets 2,726,448 52,432 P Stojakovic, 7.6m 15 (26) Washington Wizards 2,697,050 51,866 G Arenas, 8.9m 16 (27) Utah Jazz 2,694,834 51,824 A Kirilenko, 9.2m 17 (29) Indiana Pacers 2,654,407 51,046 T Murphy, (35) Houston Rockets 2,522,182 48,504 T McGrady, 11.96m 19 (36) New Jersey Nets 2,520,660 48,474 V Carter, 8.98m 20 (39) Minn. T wolves 2,467,621 47,454 A Jefferson, 6.7m 21 (40) Chicago Bulls 2,454,196 47,196 B Miller, 6.9m 22 (41) Sacramento Kings 2,423,507 46,606 K Martin, 5.6m 23 (43) Milwaukee Bucks 2,376,562 45,703 M Redd, 9.6m 24 (47) Miami Heat 2,205,574 42,415 J O Neal, 13m 25 (48) Golden State Warriors 2,140,707 41,167 M Ellis, 6.7m 26 (52) LA Clippers 2,097,158 40,330 Z Randolph, 8.9m 27 (53) Okla. City Thunder 2,087,334 40,141 M Rose, 4.7m 28 (55) Charlotte Bobcats 2,050,285 39,429 E Okafor, 5.8m 29 (57) San Antonio Spurs 1,985,623 38,185 T Duncan, 12.6m 30 (63) Memphis Grizzlies 1,777,341 34,180 D Milicici, 4.3m No1 league by average pay Season EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L PCT Boston Celtics Philadelphia 76ers New Jersey Nets Toronto Raptors New York Knicks Central Division W L PCT Cleveland Cavaliers Chicago Bulls Detroit Pistons Indiana Pacers Milwaukee Bucks Southeast Division W L PCT Orlando Magic Atlanta Hawks Miami Heat Charlotte Bobcats Washington Wizards PLAY-OFFS, FIRST ROUND Cleveland 4 Detroit 0 Atlanta 4 Miami 3 Orlando 4 Philadelphia 2 Boston 4 Chicago 3 LA Lakers 4 Utah 1 Portland 2 Houston 4 San Antonio 1 Dallas 4 Denver 4 New Orleans 1 CONFERENCE SEMI-FINALS Cleveland 4 Atlanta 0 Orlando 4 Boston 3 LA Lakers 4 Houston 3 Dallas 1 Denver 4 CONFERENCE FINALS Orlando 4 Cleveland 2 LA Lakers 4 Denver 2 NBA FINALS Orlando 1 LA Lakers 4 WESTERN CONFERENCE Northwest Division W L PCT Denver Nuggets Portland Trail Blazers Utah Jazz Minnesota T wolves Oklahoma City T Pacific Division W L PCT Los Angeles Lakers Phoenix Suns Golden State Warriors Los Angeles Cl Sacramento Kings Southwest Division W L PCT San Antonio Spurs Houston Rockets Dallas Mavericks New Orleans Hornets Memphis Grizzlies ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES 2010 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES

9 National Basketball Association (NBA) Performance indicators within the NBA: EIGHT of the top TEN payers (of 30) finished with positive win-loss records in the regular season. Those eight included all four of the best-performing teams over the season as a whole: the NBA finals winners (Lakers), and runners-up (Magic), plus both Conference finals runners-up (Cavaliers and Nuggets). SEVEN of the bottom TEN payers (of 30) finished with negative win-loss records in the regular season. Another of the 10 had an equal WL record. Three of the bottom 10 reached the play-offs, and all lost in the first round Season Pay versus performance: In the graph below, each team is ranked according to pay (in blue, from most to least, left to right) and performance (in green, by finishing position, 1st = tallest, 30th = shortest). In the 16-team play-offs, the NBA finals winners are ranked No1, the runners-up No2, then two teams ranked No3, four ranked No5, and eight ranked No9. Teams ranked on WL records. Pay Performance NBA Wage Distribution Dallas Mavericks LA Lakers Detroit Pistons Cleveland Cavaliers Boston Celtics New York Knicks Phoenix Suns Portland Trail Blazers Orlando Magic Denver Nuggets Philadelphia 76ers Toronto Raptors Atlanta Hawks New Orleans Hornets Washington Wizards Utah Jazz Indiana Pacers Houston Rockets New Jersey Nets Minnesota T wolves Chicago Bulls Sacramento Kings Milwaukee Bucks Miami Heat Golden State Warriors LA Clippers Okla. City Thunder Charlotte Bobcats San Antonio Spurs Memphis Grizzlies There is a correlation between pay and success, but also some notable over-achievers, including the trio of bottom-10 payers (Spurs, Heat, Bulls) who reached the play-offs, plus the Rockets, No18 payers who finished effectively joint fifth. The big under-achievers were the Knicks, No6 payers but No23 on WL record, and the Wizards, No15 payers, No29 on WL. 15 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES 2010 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES

10 Indian Premier League (IPL) Rank Team Ave 1st-team Ave 1st-team Highest paid (overall) pay per year pay per week player, per year (all pro rata) 1 (12) Royal Challengers 3,007,300 57,833 K Pietersen, 8.2m Bangalore 2 (13) Kolkata Knight 2,935,117 56,445 S Ganguly, 5.8m Riders 3 (15) Chennai Super 2,887,333 55,526 A Flintoff, 8.2m Kings 4 (34) Delhi Daredevils 2,524,892 48,556 V Sehwag, 4.4m 5 (37) Deccan Chargers 2,494,900 47,979 A Symonds, 7.1m 6 (42) Mumbai Indians 2,399,842 46,151 S Tendulkar, 5.9m 7 (44) Kings XI Punjab 2,362,225 45,427 Y Singh, 5.6m 8 (74) Rajasthan Royals 1,457,493 28,029 T Henderson, 3.4m 2009 Season Team P W L No Res. Points Delhi Daredevils Chennai Super Kings Royal Challengers Bang Deccan Chargers Kings XI Punjab Rajasthan Royals Mumbai Indians Kolkata Knight Riders SEMI-FINALS Deccan Chargers beat Delhi Daredevils by 6 wickets Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Chennai Super Kings by 6 wickets FINAL Deccan Chargers beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 6 runs No2 league by average pay 17 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES 2010 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES

11 Indian Premier League (IPL) 2009 Season Performance indicators within the IPL: THREE of the top FOUR payers (of eight) finished in the top four places, namely Royal Challengers Bangalore (runners up), and both semi-finalists, Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Daredevils. Pay versus performance: In the graph below, each team is ranked according to pay (in blue, from most to least, left to right) and performance (in green, by finishing position, 1st = tallest, 8th = shortest). THREE of the bottom FOUR payers (of eight) finished in the bottom four, not progressing to the semi-finals. Pay Performance IPL Wage Distribution RC Bangalore Kolkata KR Chennai SK Delhi Daredevils Deccan Chargers Mumbai Indians Kings XI Punjab Rajasthan Royals There is some correlation between pay and success but with such a small sample of teams it is impossible to draw firm conclusions. The two outstanding teams in terms of movement away from their pay ranking were Kolkata Knight Riders - the season s No2 payers and clear under-achievers, finishing eighth of eight with three wins, 10 defeats and one no result - and the Deccan Chargers, the No5 payers and over-achievers who finished the season as IPL champions. 19 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES 2010 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES

12 Major League Baseball (MLB) 2009 Season Rank Team Ave 1st-team Ave 1st-team Highest paid (overall) pay per year pay per week player, per year 1 (1) NY Yankees 4,674,644 89,897 A Rodriguez, 20.1m 2 (19) Chicago Cubs 2,824,723 54,322 C Zambrano, 11.4m 3 (21) Boston Red Sox 2,794,735 53,745 JD Drew, 8.5m 4 (25) Detroit Tigers 2,705,294 52,025 M Ordonez, 11.6m 5 (28) St Louis Cardinals 2,694,332 51,814 A Pujols, 8.8m 6 (30) LA Dodgers 2,644,127 50,849 M Ramirez, 14.6m 7 (32) LA Angels 2,576,605 49,550 T Hunter, 11m 8 (38) Philadelphia Phillies 2,473,828 47,574 R Howard, 9.2m 9 (45) NY Mets 2,296,386 44,161 C Beltran, 11.7m 10 (46) Atlanta Braves 2,244,910 43,171 T Hudson, 9.5m 11 (50) Houston Astros 2,113,478 40,644 C Lee, 11.6m 12 (51) Chicago White Sox 2,109,624 40,570 M Buehrle, 8.5m 13 (54) Seattle Mariners 2,060,440 39,624 I Suzuki, 11m 14 (60) Milwaukee Brewers 1,791,874 34,459 J Suppan, 7.8m 15 (61) Colorado Rockies 1,785,300 34,333 T Helton, 10.1m 16 (64) San Franciso Giants 1,768,634 34,012 B Zito, 11.3m 17 (67) Minnesota Twins 1,625,576 31,261 J Morneau, 7.1m 18 (68) Kansas City Royals 1,598,970 30,749 J Guillen, 7.3m 19 (73) Texas Rangers 1,465,529 28,183 M Young, 8m 20 (77) Tampa Bay Rays 1,401,393 26,950 C Crawford, 5m 21 (91) Arizona Diamondbacks 1,323,000 25,442 E Byrnes, 7.1m 22 (93) Cincinnati Reds 1,313,376 25,257 A Harang, 8.5m 23 (106) Cleveland Indians 1,224,526 23,549 T Hafner, 7m 24 (122) Toronto Blue Jays 1,113,852 21,420 R Halladay, 8.7m 25 (129) Washington Nationals 1,028,430 19,777 Guzman, Dunn, Kearns, 4.9m 26 (130) Baltimore Orioles 1,027,351 19,757 Roberts & Mora, 4.9m 27 (144) Oakland Athletics 896,245 17,236 E Chavez, 7m 28 (153) Florida Marlins 810,060 15,578 Johnson & Ramirez, 3.4m 29 (160) San Diego Padres 585,091 11,252 B Giles, 5.5m 30 (165) Pittsburgh Pirates 482,002 9,269 P Maholm, 1.5m No3 league by average pay AMERICAN LEAGUE East W L PCT New York Yankees Boston Red Sox Tampa Bay Rays Toronto Blue Jays Baltimore Orioles Central W L PCT Minnesota Twins Detroit Tigers Chicago White Sox Cleveland Indians Kansas City Royals West W L PCT LA Angels Texas Rangers Seattle Mariners Oakland Athletics POSTSEASON Division Series NY Yankees 3 Minnesota 0 LA Angels 3 Boston RS 0 LA Dodgers 3 St Louis 0 Phil. Phillies 3 Colorado 1 League Championship Series NY Yankees 4 LA Angels 2 LA Dodgers 1 Phil. Phillies 4 World Series NY Yankees 4 Phil. Phillies 2 NATIONAL LEAGUE East W L PCT Philadelphia Phillies Florida Marlins Atlanta Braves New York Mets Washington Nationals Central W L PCT St. Louis Cardinals Chicago Cubs Milwaukee Brewers Cincinnati Reds Houston Astros Pittsburgh Pirates West W L PCT LA Dodgers Colorado Rockies San Fran. Giants San Diego Padres Arizona Diamondbacks ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES 2010 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES

13 Major League Baseball (MLB) 2009 Season Performance indicators within the MLB: NINE of the top TEN payers (of 30) finished with positive win-loss records in the regular season. Those nine included all four of the best-performing teams over the season as a whole: the World Series winners (Yankees), and runners-up (Phillies), plus both Championship Series runners-up (Dodgers and Angels). NINE of the bottom TEN payers (of 30) finished with negative win-loss records in the regular season. None of the bottom 10 reached the post-season. Pay versus performance: In the graph below, each team is ranked according to pay (in blue, from most to least, left to right) and performance (in green, by finishing position, 1st = tallest, 30th = shortest). In the eight-team play-offs, the World Series winners are ranked No1, the runners-up No2, then two teams ranked No3, and four ranked No5. Teams ranked 9-30 on WL records. Pay Performance New York Yankees Chicago Cubs Boston Red Sox Detroit Tigers St. Louis Cardinals LA Dodgers LA Angels Philadelphia Phillies NY Mets Atlanta Braves Houston Astros Chicago White Sox Seattle Mariners Milwaukee Brewers Colorado Rockies S Francisco Giants Minnesota Twins Kansas City Royals Texas Rangers Tampa Bay Rays Arizona D backs Cincinnati Reds Cleveland Indians Toronto Blue Jays Washington N ls Baltimore Orioles Oakland Athletics Florida Marlins San Diego Padres Pittsburgh Pirates MLB Wage Distribution There is a correlation between pay and success, but there are some under-achievers, notably the Mets, No9 payers but 25th on WL record (a -16 performance), and the Cubs, No2 payers but 16th on WL record (a - 14 performance). The over-achievers were the Marlins, No28 payers but 11th on WL record, while the Timberwolves and Rockies can take credit for reaching the post-season while being No17 and No15 payers respectively. 23 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES 2010 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES

14 English Premier League (EPL) Season Rank Team Ave 1st-team Ave 1st-team (overall) pay per year pay per week 1 (4) Chelsea 3,585,185 68,946 2 (14) Man Utd 2,902,560 55,818 3 (31) Arsenal 2,615,052 50,289 4 (33) Liverpool 2,530,400 48,662 5 (49) Newcastle 2,133,333 41,026 6 (62) Aston Villa 1,781,818 34,266 7 (66) West Ham 1,657,143 31,868 8 (78) Portsmouth 1,400,000 26,923 9 (81) Everton 1,366,087 26, (86) Man City 1,356,657 26, (98) Blackburn 1,267,018 24, (99) Tottenham 1,264,853 24, (131) Wigan 1,014,642 19, (143) Reading 897,173 17, (149) Bolton 856,037 16, (150) Fulham 853,174 16, (151) Sunderland 851,613 16, (155) Middlesbro 767,627 14, (157) Birmingham 684,457 13, (163) Derby 510,489 9,817 Final Position Team P W D L F A GD Points 1 Man Utd Chelsea Arsenal Liverpool Everton A Villa Blackburn Portsmouth Man City West Ham Spurs Newcastle Middlesbro Wigan Sunderland Bolton Fulham Reading Birmingham Derby No4 league by average pay 25 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES 2010 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES

15 English Premier League (EPL) Performance indicators within the EPL: FIVE of the top SEVEN payers (of 20) finished inside the top seven. SIX of the bottom SEVEN payers (of 20) finished inside the bottom seven Season Pay versus performance: In the graph below, each team is ranked according to pay (in blue, from most to least, left to right) and performance (in green, by finishing position, 1st = tallest, 20th = shortest). Pay Performance Chelsea Man Utd Arsenal Liverpool Newcastle A Villa West Ham Portsmouth Everton Man City Blackburn Tottenham Wigan Reading Bolton Fulham Sunderland Middlesbro Birmingham Derby EPL Wage Distribution There is a clear correlation between pay and success, making it evident which clubs buck the trend. The over-achievers were led by Middlesbrough (with manager Gareth Southgate), who were No18 payers but finished 13th (+5 performance), then Everton (David Moyes), the No9 payers, who finished 5th (+4 performance) and Blackburn Rovers (Mark Hughes), the No11 payers, who finished 7th (+4 performance). The under-achievers were led by Newcastle United (manager Sam Allardyce, then Kevin Keegan), the No5 payers, who finished 12th (-7), and Reading (Steve Coppell), the No14 payers, who finished 18th (-4). Coppell s squad size (smaller than Bolton and Fulham, for example) increased the average pay per member. 27 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES 2010 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES

16 National Hockey League (NHL) Rank Team Ave 1st-team Ave 1st-team Highest paid (overall) pay per year pay per week player, per year 1 (59) New York Rangers 1,827,426 35,143 S Gomez, 4.6m 2 (69) Philadelphia Flyers 1,596,718 30,706 D Briere, 4.6m 3 (70) Calgary Flames 1,593,655 30,647 M Kiprusoff, 4.9m 4 (72) Detroit Red Wings 1,489,187 28,638 N Lidstrom, 4.3m 5 (75) Ottawa Senators 1,446,851 27,824 D Heatley, 5.8m 6 (76) New Jersey Devils 1,405,604 27,031 P Elias, 3.5m 7 (82) Edmonton Oilers 1,365,527 26,260 L Visnovsky, 4.1m 8 (85) Washington Capitals 1,359,802 26,150 A Ovechkin, 5.2m 9 (87) Vancouver Canucks 1,342,206 25,812 R Luongo, 4.1m 10 (92) Montreal Canadiens 1,316,115 25,310 A Markov, 3.3m 11(94) Carolina Hurricanes 1,295,778 24,919 E Staal, 2.9m 12 (95) Minnesota Wild 1,279,432 24,604 M Gaborik, 4.4m 13 (100) Pittsburgh Pengiuns 1,264,314 24,314 S Crosby, 5.2m 14 (101) Chicago Blackhawks 1,247,666 23,994 B Campbell, 4.1m 15 (102) Boston Bruins 1,247,337 23,987 Z Chara, 4.4m 16 (103) San Jose Sharks 1,246,937 23,980 J Thornton, 4.2m 17 (104) Florida Panthers 1,243,888 23,921 B McCabe, 3.6m 18 (110) Colorado Avalanche 1,206,854 23,209 R Smyth, 4.2m 19 (111) Anaheim Ducks 1,206,264 23,197 S Niedermayer, 3.9m 20 (112) Dallas Stars 1,196,738 23,014 B Richards, 4.5m 21 (114) Toronto Maple Leafs 1,181,987 22,731 P Kubina, 2.9m 22 (117) Buffalo Sabres 1,166,820 22,439 T Vanek, 4.6m 23 (118) Nashville Predators 1,165,870 22,421 D Legwand, 3.2m 24 (123) St Louis Blues 1,100,865 21,170 P Kariya, 3.5m 25 (125) Columbus B Jackets 1,085,899 20,883 R Nash, 3.8m 26 (127) Tampa B Lightning 1,052,901 20,248 V Lecavalier, 4.2m 27 (139) Atlanta Thrashers 947,748 18,226 I Kovalchuk, 4.4m 28 (147) LA Kings 874,056 16,809 J Stoll, 2.4m 29 (148) Phoenix Coyotes 873,623 16,800 E Jovanovski, 3.8m 30 (154) NY Islanders 772,989 14,865 R DiPietro, 2.6m No5 league by average pay Season EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division P W L OTL GF GA Points New Jersey Devils Pittsburgh Penguins Philadelphia Flyers New York Rangers New York Islanders Northeast Division P W L OTL GF GA Points Boston Bruins Montreal Canadiens Buffalo Sabres Ottawa Senators Toronto Maple Leafs Southeast Division P W L OTL GF GA Points Washington Capitals Carolina Hurricanes Florida Panthers Atlanta Thrashers Tampa Bay Lightning WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division P W L OTL GF GA Points Detroit Red Wings Chicago Blackhawks St. Louis Blues Columbus Blue Jackets Nashville Predators Northwest Division P W L OTL GF GA Points Vancouver Canucks Calgary Flames Minnesota Wild Edmonton Oilers Colorado Avalanche Pacific Division P W L OTL GF GA Points San Jose Sharks Anaheim Ducks Dallas Stars Phoenix Coyotes Los Angeles Kings PLAY-OFFS Conference QFs: Boston 4 Montreal 0; Washington 4 NY Rangers 3; NJ Devils 3 Carolina 4; Pittsburgh 4 Philadelphia 2; San Jose 2 Anaheim Ducks 4; Detroit 4 Columbus 0; Vancouver 4 St Louis 0; Chicago 4 Calgary 2 Conference SFs: Boston 3 Carolina 4; Washington 3 Pittsburgh 4; Detroit 4 Anaheim Ducks 3; Vancouver 2 Chicago 4 Conference finals: Eastern: Carolina 0 Pittsburgh 4. Western: Detroit 4 Chicago 1 Stanley Cup final: Pittsburgh Penguins 4 Detroit Red Wings 3 29 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES 2010 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES

17 National Hockey League (NHL) Performance indicators within the NHL: SEVEN of the top TEN payers (of 30) finished with positive win-loss records in the regular season. Eight of the top 10 payers reached the 16-team play-offs. TEN of the bottom TEN payers (of 30) finished with negative or equal win-loss records in the regular season. Two of those teams reached the play-offs despite that, but lost in the round of 16, aka the Conference quarter-finals Season Performance indicators within the NHL: SEVEN of the top TEN payers (of 30) finished with positive win-loss records in the regular season. Eight of the top 10 payers reached the 16-team play-offs. TEN of the bottom TEN payers (of 30) finished with negative or equal win-loss records in the regular season. Two of those teams reached the play-offs despite that, but lost in the round of 16, aka the Conference quarter-finals Pay versus performance: In the graph below, each team is ranked according to pay (in blue, from most to least, left to right) and performance (in green, by finishing position, 1st = tallest, 30th = shortest). In the 16-team play-offs, the Stanley Cup winners are ranked No1, the runners-up No2, then two teams ranked No3, four ranked No5, and eight ranked No9. Teams ranked on points won in the regular season. Pay Performance NHL Wage Distribution New York rangers Philadelphia Flyers Calgary Flames Detroit Red Wings Ottawa Senators New Jersey Devils Edmonton Oilers Washington Capitals Vancouver Canucks Montreal Canadiens Carolina Hurricanes Minnesota Wild Pittsburgh Penguins Chicago Blackhawks Boston Bruins San Jose Sharks Florida Panthers Colorado Avalanche Anaheim Ducks Dallas Stars Toronto Maple Leafs Buffalo Sabres Nashville Predators St Louis Blues Columbus Blue Jackets Tampa Bay Lightning Atlanta Thrashers LA Kings Phoenix Coyotes New York Islanders There is a clear relationship between pay and performance particularly in the regular season win-loss records, making it evident that the biggest under-achievers were the Ottawa Senators and the Edmonton Oilers, both top-10 payers who failed to make the play-offs. The over-achievers were the St Louis Blues and the Columbus Blue Jackets, for reaching the play-offs. The play-off system itself allows for significant movement in overall finishing order. 31 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES 2010 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES

18 National Football League (NFL) Rank Team Ave 1st-team Ave 1st-team Highest paid (overall) pay per year pay per week player, per year 1 (65) Dallas Cowboys 1,685,000 32,404 F Adams, 8.5m 2 (71) Oakland Raiders 1,549,292 29,794 J Russell, 10.3m 3 (79) Minnesota Vikings 1,378,745 26,514 J Allen, 12.9m 4 (80) Tennessee Titans 1,372,690 26,398 M Roos, 8.2m 5 (84) New Orleans Saints 1,359,905 26,152 W Smith, 7.9m 6 (88) Cleveland Browns 1,341,149 25,791 J Thomas, 5.4m 7 (89) Chicago Bears 1,331,639 25,608 T Harris, 7.3m 8 (90) Arizona Cardinals 1,330,128 25,579 L Fitzgerald, 10.4m 9 (96) S Francisco 49ers 1,271,007 24,442 J Smith, 7.5m 10 (97) Pittsburgh Steelers 1,267,374 24,373 B Roethlisberger, 16.9m 11 (105) New York Jets 1,229,572 23,646 Pace & Favre, 7.3m 12 (107) Carolina Panthers 1,221,250 23,486 T Wharton, 7.8m 13 (108) San Diego Chargers 1,217,967 23,422 L Castillo, 6.8m 14 (109) Buffalo Bills 1,213,204 23,331 L Evans,, 7.3m 15 (113) St. Louis Rams 1,186,223 22,812 S Jackson, 7.3m 16 (115) Wash ton Redskins 1,177,549 22,645 C Cooley, 7.1m 17 (116) Philadelphia Eagles 1,172,456 22,547 A Samuel, 8.6m 18 (119) Miami Dolphins 1,165,605 22,415 J Smiley, 6.1m 19 (120) Jacksonville Jaguars 1,145,948 22,037 D Garrard, 5.9m 20 (121) New York Giants 1,139,482 21,913 C Snee, 9.1m 21 (124) Tampa Bay Bucs 1,097,257 21,101 J Faine, 8m 22 (126) Cincinnati Bengals 1,079,581 20,761 A Odom, 7.8m 23 (128) Houston Texans 1,050,027 20,193 A Johnson, 6.8m 24 (132) Denver Broncos 988,404 19,008 D Bly, 6.3m 25 (133) Indianapolis Colts 982,036 18,885 D Clark, 7.1m 26 (134) Seattle Seahawks 981,583 18,877 M Trufant, 4.9m 27 (135) Atlanta Falcons 979,981 18,846 M Turner, 9.8m 28 (136) Green Bay Packers 972,054 18,693 K Gbaja-Biamila, 4.4m 29 (138) Detroit Lions 958,271 18,428 C Johnson, 3.8m 30 (140) New Eng. Patriots 912,384 17,546 R Moss, 8.5m 31 (141) Kansas City Chiefs 910,902 17,517 B Albert, 5.8m 32 (142) Baltimore Ravens 907,140 17,445 T Suggs, 5.2m No6 league by average pay Season AFC East W L T PCT NFC East W L T PCT Miami Dolphins NY Giants N E Patriots Philadelphia E New York Jets Dallas C Buffalo Bills Washington R AFC North W L T PCT NFC North W L T PCT Pittsburgh S Minnesota V Baltimore R Chicago B Cincinnati B Green Bay P Cleveland B Detroit L AFC South W L T PCT NFC South W L T PCT Tennessee T Carolina P Indianapolis C Atlanta F Houston T Tampa Bay B Jacksonville J New Orleans S AFC West W L T PCT NFC West W L T PCT San Diego C Arizona C Denver B San Franciso Oakland R Seattle S Kansas City C St Louis Rams Wild card play-offs: Baltimore 27 Miami 9; Indianapolis 17 San Diego 23; Philadelphia 26 Minnesota 14; Atlanta 24 Arizona 30 Divisional play-offs: Baltimore 13 Tennessee 10; San Diego 24 Pittsburgh 35; Philadelphia 23 NY Giants 11; Arizona 33 Carolina 13 AFC Championship: Baltimore 14 Pittsburgh 23 NFC Championship: Philadelphia 25 Arizona 32 Super Bowl XLIII: Pittsburgh 27 Arizona ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES 2010 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES

19 National Football League (NFL) Season Performance indicators within the NFL: FIVE of the top TEN payers (of 32) finished with positive win-loss records in the regular season. Those five included the Super Bowl winners (Steelers) and runners-up (Cardinals) although six of the top 10 payers failed to make the post-season. FOUR of the bottom TEN payers (of 32) finished with negative win-loss records in the regular season; another two had 8-8 records. Three of the bottom 10 played post-season, including the Ravens, the No32 payers who reached the AFC Championship game, aka the NFL semi-finals. Pay versus performance: In the graph below, each team is ranked according to pay (in blue, from most to least, left to right) and performance (in green, by finishing position, 1st = tallest, 32nd = shortest). In the 12-team play-offs, the Super Bowl winners are ranked No1, the runners-up No2, then two teams ranked No3, four ranked No5 (divisional round) and four ranked No9 (wild card round). Teams ranked on WL records. Pay Performance Dallas Cowboys Oakland Raiders Minnesota Vikings Tennessee Titans New Orleans Saints Cleveland Browns Chicago Bears Arizona Cardinals San Francisco 49ers Pittsburgh Steelers New York Jets Carolina Panthers San Diego Chargers Buffalo Bills St. Louis Rams Washington Redskins Philadelphia Eagles Miami Dolphins Jacksonville Jaguars New York Giants Tampa Bay Bucs Cincinnati Bengals Houston Texans Denver Broncos Indianapolis Colts Seattle Seahawks Atlanta Falcons Green Bay Packers Detroit Lions New England Patriots Kansas City Chiefs Baltimore Ravens NFL Wage Distribution There appears to be a weaker relationship between pay and performance in the NFL than in any other league in our study. The most notable over-achievers were the Ravens, as noted (+29 performance differential between pay and performance ranking), but the Falcons (+18), Patriots (+17), Colts (+16) and Giants (+15) were all double-digit movers, as in the other direction were the Raiders, No2 payers finishing 26th (-24 performance), the Browns (-22), the Rams (-16), the Saints (-15), the Cowboys (-14) and the 49ers (-14). Our simplistic view? This is the chaos of relative fairness, in part due to the lowest ratio between best payers and worst of 1.86 to ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES 2010 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES

20 Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) Season 2009 Rank Team Ave 1st-team Ave 1st-team Highest paid (overall) pay per year pay per week player, per year 1 (137) Yomiuri Giants 963,719 18,533 SY Lee, 4m 2 (156) Hanshin Tigers 762,082 14,655 T Kanemoto, 3.7m 3 (158 ) Fukuoka SB Hawks 678,156 13,041 N Matsunaka, 3.4m 4 (159) Chunichi Dragons 607,912 11,691 H Iwase, 2.9m 5 (161) Chiba Lotte Marines 554,626 10,666 N Shimizu, 1.6m 6 (162) Saitama S Lions 513,339 9,872 K Ishii, 1.9m 7 (164) Hokk. NH Fighters 490,685 9,436 Y Darvish, 1.8m 8 (166) Orix Buffaloes 475,114 9,137 T Rhodes, 2.2m 9 (167) Yokohama BS 455,237 8,755 D Miura, 2m 10 (169) Tokyo Y Swallows 442,847 8,516 N Aoki, 1.8m 11 (170) Tohoku RG Eagles 430,143 8,272 H Iwakuma, 2m 12 (174) Hiroshima TC 332,220 6,389 K Nagakawa, 1.1m Central League G W L T PCT Yomiuri Giants Chunichi Dragons Tokyo Yakult Swallows Hanshin Tigers Hiroshima Toyo Carp Yokohama BayStars Pacific League G W L T PCT Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Saitama Seibu Lions Chiba Lotte Marines Orix Buffaloes No7 league by average pay Central League 1st stage: Chunichi Dragons 2 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 2 Central League 2nd stage: Yomiuri Giants 4 Chunichi Dragons 1 Pacific League 1st stage: Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 2 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 0 Pacific League 2nd stage: Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters 4 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 1 JAPAN SERIES Yomiuri Giants 4 Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters 2 37 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES 2010 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES

21 Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) Performance indicators within the NPB: THREE of the top FOUR payers (of 12) finished the regular season with positive win-loss records, and one of those, the Yomiuri Giants, the No1 payers, won the Japan Series. Season 2009 Pay versus performance: In the graph below, each team is ranked according to pay (in blue, from most to least, left to right) and performance (in green, by finishing position, 1st = tallest, 8th = shortest). THREE of the bottom FOUR payers (of eight) finished the regular season with negative win-loss records, and the one with a positive record, the Eagles, reached what is effectively the seasonal semi-finals. Pay Performance NPB Wage Distribution Yomiuri Giants Hanshin Tigers Fukuoka SB Hawks Chunichi Dragons Chiba Lotte Marine Saitama Seibu Lions Hokk. NH Fighters Orix Buffaloes Yokohama Bay Stars Tokyo Yak Swall s Tohoku R G Eagles Hiroshima T Carp There is a relationship between pay and performance although with the small number of teams and the fact that half of them make the post-season, firm conclusions are tricky. What is clear is that the Tigers, No2 payers, were the major under-achievers by finishing 8th on WL record, while the Nippon Ham Fighters from Hokkaido, the No7 payers, were the major over-achievers by finishing as the Japan Series runners-up. 39 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES 2010 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES

22 Serie A Season Rank Team Ave 1st-team Ave 1st-team Highest paid (overall) pay per year pay per week player, per year 1 (56) Milan 2,022,535 38,895 Kaka, 4.2m 2 (58) Internazionale 1,904,225 36,620 P Vieira, 3.5m 3 (83) Juventus 1,364,789 26,246 G Buffon, 3.5m 4 (145) Roma 896,197 17,235 F Totti, 3.8m 5 (168) Palermo 448,143 8,618 A Barzagli, 704k 6 (171) Fiorentina 394,366 7,584 S Frey, 1.1m 7 (172) Napoli 350,646 6,743 M Zalayeta, 563k 8 (173) Sampdoria 349,296 6,717 A Cassano, 845k 9 (175) Torino 323,577 6,223 A Recoba, 1.1m 10 (176) Genoa 283,099 5,444 M Di Vaio, 880k 11 (177) Livorno 273,803 5,265 M Amelia, 704k 12 (178) Parma 272,676 5,244 B Corradi, 1.1m 13 (179) Lazio 259,155 4,984 R Baronio, 528k 14 (180) Catania 247,324 4,756 L Stovini, 458k 15 (181) Siena 237,042 4,559 T Locatelli, 493k 16 (184) Udinese 201,408 3,873 A Di Natale, 458k 17 (185) Atalanta 191,268 3,678 S Inzaghi, 704k 18 (186) Reggina 186,773 3,592 N Amoruso, 563k 19 (188) Cagliari 140,000 2,692 D Conti, 246k 20 (189) Empoli 130,986 2,519 L Saudati, 317k Final Position Team P W D L F A GD Points 1 Internazionale Roma Juventus Fiorentina Milan Sampdoria Udinese Napoli Atalanta Genoa Palermo Lazio Siena Cagliari Torino Reggina Catania Empoli Parma Livorno No8 league by average pay 41 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES 2010 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES

23 Serie A Performance indicators within Serie A: FIVE of the top SEVEN payers (of 20) finished in the top seven. FOUR of the bottom SEVEN payers (of 20) finished in the bottom seven. Season Pay versus performance: In the graph below, each team is ranked according to pay (in blue, from most to least, left to right) and performance (in green, by finishing position, 1st = tallest, 20th = shortest). Pay Performance Serie A Wage Distribution Milan Internazionale Juventus Roma Palermo Fiorentina Napoli Sampdoria Torino Genoa Livorno Parma Lazio Catania Siena Udinese Atalanta Reggina Cagliari Empoli There is a clear relationship between pay and performance with the top four payers all finishing inside the top five, and the No6 payer filling the other place in that leading quintet. The wage distribution graph on the previous page provides stark illustration of the fact that Milan, Internazionale, Juventus and Roma are currently operating in another sphere from the rest, the two Milan clubs especially. Over-achievers were Udinese and Atalanta, while Torino, Livorno and Parma were under-achievers, the last two paying with relegation. 43 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES 2010 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES

24 Scottish Premier League (SPL) Season Rank Team Ave 1st-team Ave 1st-team (overall) pay per year pay per week 1 (146) Rangers 890,270 17,121 2 (152) Celtic 848,082 16,309 3 (182) Hearts 233,038 4,482 4 (187) Aberdeen 148,275 2,851 5 (192) Hibernian 107,123 2,060 6 (194) Motherwell 88,459 1,701 7 (195) Kilmarnock 82,338 1,583 8 (197) Dundee United 77,887 1,498 9 (201) Falkirk 65,750 1, (206) St Mirren 55,050 1, (210) Inverness 39, (211) Gretna 28, Final Position Team P W D L F A GD Points 1 Celtic Rangers Motherwell Aberdeen Dundee Utd Hibernian Falkirk Hearts Inverness St Mirren Kilmarnock Gretna No9 league by average pay 45 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES 2010 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES

25 Scottish Premier League (SPL) Performance indicators within the SPL: THREE of the top FOUR payers (of 12) finished inside the top four. THREE of the bottom FOUR payers (of 12) finished inside the bottom four. Season Pay versus performance: In the graph below, each team is ranked according to pay (in blue, from most to least, left to right) and performance (in green, by finishing position, 1st = tallest, 12th = shortest). Pay Performance SPL Wage Distribution Rangers Celtic Hearts Aberdeen Hibernian Motherwell Kilmarnock Dundee Utd Falkirk St Mirren Inverness Gretna The SPL wage distribution graph on page 37 tells the story of modern SPL football, for all the supposed financial problems of the Old Firm clubs - Celtic and Rangers - in recent years. That pair are the only show in town, in serious pay terms, and should be the only show in town in the top two, which normally they are. The under-achievers of this season were Hearts, No3 payers but finishing 8th, while Kilmarnock, No7 payers who finished 11th were saved from further ignominy by minnows Gretna (No12 payers, 12th), subsequently bankrupt and now extinct. Dundee United were the over-achievers being No9 payers and finishing 6th. 47 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES 2010 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES

26 Major League Soccer (MLS) Season 2009 Rank Team Ave 1st-team Ave 1st-team Highest paid (overall) pay per year pay per week player, per year 1 (183) LA Galaxy 220,639 4,243 D Beckham, 4m 2 (190) Chicago Fire 130,495 2,510 C Blanco, 1.8m 3 (191) Toronto FC 115,128 2,214 J de Guzman, 583k 4 (193) NY Red Bulls 90,212 1,735 JP Angel, 1.1m 5 (196) Seattle Sounders 79,938 1,537 F Ljungberg, 802k 6 (198) Columbus Crew 70,847 1,362 GB Schelotto, 473k 7 (199) DC United 68,967 1,326 L Emilio, 463k 8 (200) N E Revolution 67,783 1,304 S Joseph, 275k 9 (202) FC Dallas 63,272 1,217 D Ferreira, 183k 10 (203) Houston Dynamo 61,332 1,179 R Clark, 151k 11 (204) Colorado Rapids 59,295 1,140 P Mastroeni, 183k 12 (205) San J Earthquakes 56,125 1,079 D Huckerby, 235k 13 (207) Real Salt Lake 53,681 1,032 J Morales, 122k 14 (208) Kansas City Wiz 52,707 1,014 D Arnaud, 140k 15 (209) Chivas USA 49, S Kljestan, 124k Final Position Team P W D L F A GD Points 1 Columbus Crew LA Galaxy Houston Dynamo Seattle Sounders Chicago Fire Chivas USA N E Revolution Real Salt Lake Colorado Rapids DC United FC Dallas Toronto Kansas City Wiz San Jose Earthq NY Red Bulls No10 league by average pay Conference semi-finals (aggregate scores over two legs): Columbus Crew 2 Real Salt Lake 4; N E Revolution 2 Chicago Fire 3; LA Galaxy 3 Chivas USA 2; Seattle Sounders 0 Houston Dynamo 1 Conference finals: Real Salt Lake beat Chicago Fire 5-4 on pens, aet, 0-0 after 90 mins; LA Galaxy 2 Houston Dynamo 0, aet MLS Cup 2009: Real Salt Lake 1 LA Galaxy 1, Real Salt Lake won 5-4 on penalties 49 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES 2010 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES

27 Major League Soccer (MLS) Performance indicators within the MLS: THREE of the top FIVE payers (of 15) finished in the top five places, while the other two finished last of 15 (NY Red Bulls) and 12th (Toronto). TWO of the bottom FIVE payers (of 15) finished in the bottom five, while the other three bucked their pay scale to finish higher, and Real Salt Lake, the No13 payers, finished as the MLS Cup winners. Season 2009 Pay versus performance: In the graph below, each team is ranked according to pay (in blue, from most to least, left to right) and performance (in green, by finishing position, 1st = tallest, 15th = shortest). Uniquely among the football leagues in our report, the MLS has post-season play. In the eight-team play-offs, the MLS Cup winners are ranked No1, the runners-up No2, the two beaten Conference finalists No3, and the four beaten Conference semi-finalists No5. Teams ranked 9-15 on regular season records. Pay Performance MLS Wage Distribution LA Galaxy Chicago Fire Toronto FC NY Red Bulls Seattle Sounders Columbus Crew DC United N E Revolution FC Dallas Houston Dynamo Colorado Rapids San Jose Earthquakes Real Salt Lake Kansas City Wiz Chivas USA There is some relationship between pay and performance, but two main under-achievers in NY Red Bulls, No4 payers (-11 performance in last place of 15), and Toronto, No3 payers (-9) and two overachievers in Real Salt Lake, No13 payers (who won) and Chivas USA, No15 payers who finished 5th. 51 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES 2010 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES